Abraam
Father of multitudes, father of many nations; a masculine name of Hebrew origin.
Name Census estimates that about 66 living Americans carry the first name Abraam. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Abraam today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Abraam births was 2009 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Abraam. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Abraam. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
66
~ 1 in 5,193,248 Americans
Peak year
2009
10 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,952
Tracked since 1990
Census
Abraam in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 174 people with the first name Abraam, which placed it at #41,801 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#41,801
National first-name rank
People counted
174
174 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
55.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Abraam
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Abraam is White at 55.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (37.4%) and Black (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Abraam described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Abraam at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White55.7% · 97
- Hispanic or Latino37.4% · 65
- Black or African American2.9% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 3
- Two or more races0.6% · 1
Popularity
Abraam: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Abraam from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 25 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Abraam remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Abraam by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Abraam during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Abraam
The name Abraam has its origins rooted in ancient Hebrew, stemming from the biblical patriarch Abraham. The name is derived from the Hebrew words "av" meaning father and "raam" meaning exalted or high. Thus, the name Abraam carries the meaning of "exalted father" or "father of many nations."
Abraam is the name given to the patriarch Abraham in the Septuagint, the earliest extant Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, dating back to the 3rd century BCE. The name Abraam appears extensively throughout the Old Testament, with Abraham being a central figure in the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
One of the earliest documented uses of the name Abraam can be found in the Book of Genesis, which recounts the story of God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants. The name Abraam is mentioned numerous times in this text, as well as other books of the Hebrew Bible, such as Exodus, Deuteronomy, and Chronicles.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Abraam. One of the earliest recorded was Abraam of Crete, a Byzantine monk and hagiographer who lived in the 6th century CE. Another noteworthy figure was Abraam of Bulgaria, a 10th-century Bulgarian writer and theologian.
In the 12th century, Abraam Fresco, an Italian painter from Pisa, gained recognition for his frescoes in the Camposanto Monumentale in Pisa, Italy. A few centuries later, Abraam Ortellius, a Flemish cartographer and geographer born in 1527, made significant contributions to the development of modern cartography.
Abraam Usupov, a Russian general and nobleman from the 18th century, played a crucial role in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774, leading Russian forces to several victories against the Ottoman Empire.
While the name Abraam has its roots in ancient Hebrew and biblical history, its usage has transcended cultural and religious boundaries, with individuals from various backgrounds adopting this name throughout the centuries.
People
Abraam + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Abraam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Abraam: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Abraam?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 66 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Abraam going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 5,193,248 US residents.
Is Abraam a common name?
We classify Abraam as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 67 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Abraam most popular?
The single biggest year for Abraam was 2009, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Abraam is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Abraam in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 174 people with the name Abraam, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,801 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Abraam in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Abraam?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Abraam appears almost entirely male. Of the 173 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Abraam?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Abraam is White at 55.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (37.4%) and Black (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Abraam most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Abraam in the 2020 Census, accounting for 55.7% (97 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Abraam in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Abraam a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Abraam in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Abraam still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Abraam in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Abraam can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Abraam?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.